Ugh, I hate it when the Ars articles already contain the disclaimer from the scientists that show them to be the rational science-based individuals who don't want their research to be used to make assumptions stronger than the data supports, instead of the for-profit, big-government-loving, Al-Gore-Worshiping hippie radicals who just want grants that some people want to pretend them to be.

Consistent with the study by Tang, Zhang, and Francis, the lower sea ice extent in the model was associated with the jet stream moving a little southward over Europe as part of its amplified “wiggliness.” That brought more precipitation to Northern Europe in the model simulations.

Europe is already pretty rainy. Maybe the future will be more Pacific Northwesty. Or if the gulf stream shuts down, really snowy.

Ugh, I hate it when the Ars articles already contain the disclaimer from the scientists that show them to be the rational science-based individuals who don't want their research to be used to make assumptions stronger than the data supports, instead of the for-profit, big-government-loving, Al-Gore-Worshiping hippie radicals who just want grants that some people want to pretend them to be.

It takes all the fun out of the comment section.

See I don't get this. All Al Gore did was use the celebrity and public exposure he gained from being VP and his training as a journalist and utilize the same tactics the oil industry fat cats. Give the guy credit, he won a nobel prize, an oscar, a pulitzer, plus he's worth several hundred million dollars --- and he's trying to save the world.

Thanks for the article. Very interesting for me, as I've been living in the UK for the last few year, and "enjoying" its nice weather. In any case, I bet the article is not as entertaining as (some of) the comments are going to be.

Thanks for the article. Very interesting for me, as I've been living in the UK for the last few year, and "enjoying" its nice weather. In any case, I bet the article is not as entertaining as (some of) the comments are going to be.

Ugh, I hate it when the Ars articles already contain the disclaimer from the scientists that show them to be the rational science-based individuals who don't want their research to be used to make assumptions stronger than the data supports, instead of the for-profit, big-government-loving, Al-Gore-Worshiping hippie radicals who just want grants that some people want to pretend them to be.

Just wondering if an altered jet stream could be melting the Arctic sea ice?

Hmm... not in any way I'm aware of.

I think he might have been getting at the fact that the research is still preliminary in a way and an effect opposite of what was thought could still be found? For example, (just speculation here, not saying this is what is going on) I would assume that the movement of the Jet would effect the Hadley/Ferrel/Polar cell circulations, if these circulations were indeed effected and broadened to reach latitudes they were not normally akin to this could cause more ice melt in the north perhaps? That being said though I think this research is quite interesting and will be interested in future findings.

I hope this doesn't cause the Jetstream to be wigglier. This is what caused hurricane sandy,. the Jetstream dipped and allowed sandy to turn and interact with a cold system. The jet stream is usually why NYC area doesn't get a lot of hurricanes. It is when it does something unusual at the right time that we get them.

Is this Ars Technica, professional outlet for science and technology journalism, or Facebook? "Weird" is not a verb. There is no such thing as "weirding". I've seen a number of articles this year which use this type of "social media language" and it needs to stop. If you're a professional writer (and editors), act like it.

See I don't get this. All Al Gore did was use the celebrity and public exposure he gained from being VP and his training as a journalist and utilize the same tactics the oil industry fat cats. Give the guy credit, he won a nobel prize, an oscar, a pulitzer, plus he's worth several hundred million dollars --- and he's trying to save the world.

Thanks for proving my point about "Generation Social". What's next, are you going to go find a link from the "Urban Dictionary" and use that as a "source," too?

What a joke. Yes, weird must be a verb now, because those are legitimate reference sources for the English language. I sincerely hope you never go into any form of teaching where language usage details matter. Pull your head out your ass.

Thanks for proving my point about "Generation Social". What's next, are you going to go find a link from the "Urban Dictionary" and use that as a "source," too?

What a joke. Yes, weird must be a verb now, because those are legitimate reference sources for the English language. I sincerely hope you never go into any form of teaching where language usage details matter. Pull your head out your ass.

You're clueless. Do you also object to the verbs access, mail, sleep, ship, drink, and the thousands of other nouns that have been turned into verbs over the course of a thousand or more years?

See I don't get this. All Al Gore did was use the celebrity and public exposure he gained from being VP and his training as a journalist and utilize the same tactics the oil industry fat cats. Give the guy credit, he won a nobel prize, an oscar, a pulitzer, plus he's worth several hundred million dollars --- and he's trying to save the world.

I sincerely hope you never go into any form of teaching where language usage details matter. Pull your head out your ass.

You had better inform Lord Alfred Tennyson, who made frequent use of the technique of verbing. And I had better not catch you telling anyone to "just google it", as Google is a proper noun, not an adjective. Nor should I catch you saying that you will "email" something to somebody. As we know, the proper phraseology is to send someone an email, "email" being a noun, and not a verb.

Or you can accept that the concept of verbing words predates you AND the stick you rode in on, and cease insulting people needlessly in a sputtering rage.